Literacy
Conditions
Keywords
child development, family literacy program, primary care
Brief summary
A pilot study of a health-focused family literacy program. The program will consist of a series of 8 weekly workshops centered around different health topics (e.g. physical activity) that introduce basic literacy skills. The workshops are designed for children entering kindergarten and their parents
Detailed description
This is a pilot study of a health-focused family literacy program. The program consists of 8 weekly health-themed workshops designed to introduce basic literacy skills to children entering Kindergarten and their parents. There will be a pre and post test assessment for participating parents and children. During the 8 weeks, parents will receive 2-3 weekly text messages to reinforce material presented at the weekly workshop.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALReady and Healthy for Kindergarten Family Literacy program
Participants will participate in 8 parent-child health-themed literacy workshops. Participants will receive 2-3 text messages per week for 8 weeks.
Sponsors
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Preferred language is either Spanish or English. * Parent or legal guardian of child * Parent age 18 or older * Willing to accept text messages
Exclusion criteria
* Children not entering Kindergarten in Fall 2019 and their parents will be excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) Questionnaire | After 8 week period. | Acceptability will be measured using the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM). The AIM consists of 4 questions that assess acceptability. Responses range from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). Scales are created by averaging responses. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| StimQ-Preschool survey | At enrollment and after 8 week period. | Parent reported measure of the cognitive home environment for children 5 months to 6 years to assess aspects of the home environment that affect child development. |
| Alphabet knowledge assessment survey | At enrollment and after 8 week period. | Alphabet knowledge will be assessed. |
| Sight word knowledge assessment survey | At enrollment and after 8 week period. | Sight word knowledge will be assessed |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed